The Limited Edition 1958 Custom Penguin offers an alluring take on a classic Gretsch design. Featuring the dark and mysterious Emerald Night metallic finish, this Penguin combines period-accurate features with some modern twists thrown in. A mahogany body with vintage chambering and TV Jones Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity Filter’Tron pickups provide all the twang, growl, and power you need to cut through the mix, making this rare bird a formidable companion as you embark on your own sonic adventures.
Features
- Mahogany body with arched maple top and vintage chambering
- Standard “U” shaped mahogany neck with 12”-radius ebony fingerboard, 22 medium jumbo frets, and Mother of Pearl Neo-Classic thumbnail inlays
- Luminlay side dots
- Nitrocellulose lacquer finish
- Bone nut
- Grover Imperial tuners
- Space Control bridge with pinned ebony base
- TV Jones Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity Filter-Tron pickups
- Bigsby B3GP String-Thru vibrato tailpiece
- Gold hardware
- Case Included(Yes/No) : Yes
- G6238XL Gretsch deluxe hardshell case included
- Series : Professional Collection
- Orientation : Right-Hand
- Color : Nightbird Emerald
- Platform : Penguin
Neck
- Headstock Binding : Gold Sparkle with W/B/W Purfling
- Neck Material : Mahogany
- Neck Finish : Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Shape : Standard "U"
- Neck Construction : Set-Neck
- Fingerboard Radius : 12" (305 mm)
- Fingerboard Material : Ebony
- Position Inlays : Mother of Pearl Neo-Classic Thumbnail
- Side Dots : Luminlay
- Number of Frets : 22
- String Nut : Bone
- Nut Width : 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
- Nut Material : Bone
- Fret Size : Medium Jumbo
- Scale Length : 24.6" (625 mm)
Body
- Body : Mahogany
- Body Finish : Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Body Shape : Penguin
- Body Top : Maple
- Body Binding : Gold Sparkle with W/B/W/B Purfling
- Body Back : Mahogany
- Body Style : Gretsch Solid Body Guitars
- Body Material : Mahogany
- Cutaway : Single Cutaway
- Bracing : Chambered
Hardware
- Bridge : Space Control
- Bridge Cover/Tailpiece : Bigsby B3GP String-Thru Vibrato Tailpiece
- Bridge Mounting : Pinned
- Pickguard : Gold Plexi with Gold Gretsch Logo and Penguin Graphic
- Pickup Covers : Gold
- Control Knobs : Jeweled G-Arrow
- Switch Tip : Gold
- Hardware Finish : Gold
- Tuning Machines : Grover Imperial
- Strings : Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Strap Buttons : Gretsch Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup : TV Jones Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity
- Neck Pickup : TV Jones Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity
- Pickup Configuration : Filter'Tron / Filter'Tron
- Controls Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume
- Switching : 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup, 3-Position Tone Switch
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